# ORS § 275.060: 275.060 Authority to exchange lands offered for sale and not sold

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.060

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 275.060
- **Heading:** 275.060 Authority to exchange lands offered for sale and not sold
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 25 / Chapter 275 / Section 275.060

## Text

(1) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the governing body of a county may exchange county land of any character, which has first been offered for sale but not sold for want of a satisfactory bid, for other lands of equal value to which the owner thereof can give clear title and which are free of all liens and encumbrances.

(2) Exchanges may be effected between the county and an individual, partnership or corporation. Thirty days prior to the consummation of the exchange, notice of intention to exchange, setting forth the legal description of the property to be exchanged, together with the appraised value as recently determined by the governing body of the county and the legal description of the property to be acquired in exchange, shall be published for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. At any time before an exchange is actually made, written objection thereto may be filed by any interested person and the governing body of the county shall consider any such objection, and at its discretion may conduct hearings thereon. If, after duly considering such objection, the governing body of the county still deems that the proposed exchange is for the best interests of the county, the governing body may proceed with the exchange and its determination in that respect shall be final.

(3) Lands received by the county in exchange may be sold, leased or exchanged the same as might have been done with the lands originally exchanged. [Amended by 2005 c.243 §10]

Source: Section 275.060 — Authority to exchange lands offered for sale and not sold , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors275.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 275.020 275.020 Form and effect of conveyance to county](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.020.md)
- [ORS § 275.027 275.027 Adverse possession of county lands](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.027.md)
- [ORS § 275.030 275.030 Sale of real estate not in use for county purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.030.md)
- [ORS § 275.040 275.040 Conveyance pursuant to ORS 275.030](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.040.md)
- [ORS § 275.060 275.060 Authority to exchange lands offered for sale and not sold](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.060.md)
- [ORS § 275.070 275.070 Sale or donation to United States, state, government corporation or Indian tribe](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.070.md)
- [ORS § 275.080 275.080 Sale of county lands for public water supply purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.080.md)
- [ORS § 275.088 275.088 Sale to certain county officers or employees of real property acquired by foreclosure of tax lien](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.088.md)
- [ORS § 275.090 275.090 Powers of county as to lands acquired on foreclosure of tax liens, or by exchange, devise or gift](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.090.md)
- [ORS § 275.105 275.105 Acquisition by county of 90 percent of the lots in a plat for taxes and purchase of remaining lots](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.105.md)
- [ORS § 275.110 275.110 Order to sell certain county lands](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.110.md)
- [ORS § 275.120 275.120 Sheriff’s notice of sale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.120.md)
- [ORS § 275.130 275.130 Claims of municipal corporations against the land to be filed prior to sale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.130.md)
- [ORS § 275.140 275.140 Time and place of sale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.140.md)

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